D.J. Jazzy Jeff -- b.1/15/1965Actor, RapperNames/Places: RN: Jeffrey Allen Townes; LN:TownesMisc: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air was his only acting credit; he provided the soundtrack for several moviesGroup Names: D.J. Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh PrinceTV Shows: The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (as Jazz)Movie Titles: Made in America, Boyz in the Hood, Strange Days, Jersey Girl

Samuel F. "Ted" Dabney -- b.5/15/1937 N.S. d.5/26/2018 N.S. (81)Engineer, Video Game FigureMisc: the co-founder of Atari, Inc. alongside Nolan Bushnell, and one of the creators of the first successful arcade game titled Pong.

Willem Dafoe -- b.7/22/1955Actor, Cartoon Voice Actor, ProducerNames/Places: b. in Appelton, WIMovie Titles: Mississippi Burning, Last Temptation Of Christ, Born On The Fourth Of July, Wild At Heart, Platoon, The English Patient, Affliction, American Psycho, Shadow of the Vampire, Spiderman (2002), The Clearing, The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, American Dreamz, Finding Nemo, The Grand Budapest Hotel

Manuel Deodoro da Fonseca -- b.8/5/1827 N.S. d.8/23/1892 N.S. (65)Revolutionary, Head of State, BrazilianMisc: Leader of the coup that toppled Emperor Pedro II. He became the first president of the Brazilian republic.

Vasco da Gama -- b.??/??/1460 d.12/24/1524Explorer, Navigator, PortugueseMisc: died in Cochin, India. Portuguese; discovered direct sea route from Europe to India by sailing around Africa; was born in either 1460 or 1469

Sir Henry Hallett Dale -- b.6/9/1875 d.7/23/1968 (93)Scientist, Physician, Physiologist, EnglishMisc: known for his study of acetylcholine as agent in the chemical transmission of nerve impulses (neurotransmission) he shared the 1936 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine with Otto Loewi.

Jean le Rond d'Alembert -- b.11/16/1717 N.S. d.10/29/1783 N.S. (65)Writer, Philosopher, Mathematician, FrenchMisc: who achieved fame as a mathematician and scientist before acquiring a considerable reputation as a contributor to and editor of the famous Encyclopedia; likely b. on Nov 16

Darren Dalton -- b.2/9/1965Screenwriter, Actor, ProducerMovie Titles: Red Dawn, The Outsiders, The Day The Earth Stopped, The Land That Time Forgot

Jacob Dalton -- b.8/19/1991 N.S.Gymnast, Olympic Athlete

John Dalton -- b.9/6/1766 N.S. d.7/27/1844 N.S. (77)Chemist, Physicist, Teacher, EnglishMisc: Atomic theorist pioneer, developed the table of atomic weights, hence is known as one of the fathers of modern physical science.

Roger Daltrey -- b.3/1/1944Actor, Rock & Roll Singer/Guitarist, EnglishNames/Places: b. in LondonMisc: NOT b. in 1945 as many sources stateGroup Names: The Who (lead), soloistSong Titles: I Can't Explain, Anyway Anyhow Anywhere, My Generation, Substitute, The Kids Are Alright, I'm a Boy, Happy Jack, Pictures of Lily, I Can See For Miles, Magic Bus, Pinball Wizard, Won't Get Fooled Again, Join Together, Squeeze Box, Who Are You, You Better You Bet, Athena (previous titles as a The Who member), Giving It All Away, Free Me, Walking in My Sleep, After the Fire, Let Me Down Easy, Under a Raging Moon, Days of LightAlbum Titles: My Generation, A Quick One, The Who Sell Out, Tommy, Who's Next, Quadrophenia, The Who by Numbers, Who Are You, Face Dances, It's Hard (previous titles as a The Who member), Daltrey, Ride a Rock Horse, One of the Boys, McVicar, Under a Raging MoonMovie Titles: Tommy

Andrew Daly -- b.4/15/1971Actor, Comedian, Cartoon Voice ActorTV Shows: MADtv, Adventure Time, Review, The Life and Times of TimMovie Titles: Semi-Pro, What Happens in Vegas, She's Out of my League, Transformers: Dark of the Moon

Marcus Daly -- b.12/5/1841 d.11/12/1900 (58)Businessperson, IrishMisc: American mining tycoon. Called the "Copper King," he was the prime mover behind the Anaconda Copper Mining Co., one of the world's largest copper producers.

Robert A. Daly -- b.12/8/1936TV Executive, Music Executive, Sports ExecutiveMisc: led organizations such as CBS Entertainment, Warner Brothers, Warner Music Group, and the Los Angeles Dodgers